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Zhang Xiliang thought about it, and after a while, he said: "Report it, this matter cannot be covered in paper, and it will leak out sooner or later. We killed and captured so many enemy troops this time. With these credits, let's say Uncertain punishment will be lighter."

"Yes!"

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On the next morning, Li Xiaosan came to the imperial study.

At this time, Zhao Wen was sitting in the imperial study, checking the military newspaper sent by Zhang Dong.

These military newspapers were sent by Zhang Dong yesterday, and the content is mainly the content of the day before yesterday.

As for yesterday's situation, it will not be delivered until this afternoon or tomorrow morning.

However, this does not mean that Zhao Wen has no way to know the battle situation in advance.

After Zhao Wen ascended the throne, two yamen, the Dianqian Division and the Three Army Division, were set up.

The Dianqian Division oversees civil servants, and the Army Division oversees the military.Li Xiaosan has deployed a large number of spies in the army, Zhao Wen has a clear understanding of everything in the army through Li Xiaosan.

"My lord, there is a new situation. A reserve battalion commander named Zhang Xiliang disobeyed orders on the battlefield yesterday, ignoring Zhang Dong's military order, and led his soldiers into Zhuolu Mountain to hunt down the enemy.

Just after he rushed into the mountain, the enemy suddenly appeared in front of the defense line and launched an attack on the defense line.After Zhang Xiliang heard the gunshots, he hurried back, cooperated with the defenders on the defense line, and raped the enemy army.

He wrote the details of this incident in the military newspaper to Zhang Dong. "

Standing in the hall of the imperial study, Li Xiaosan took out a military newspaper from his arms and handed it to Chen Donglai who came down. At the same time, he gave Zhao Wen a general account of what happened to Zhang Xiliang yesterday.

Zhao Wen didn't answer directly, he took the military newspaper from Chen Donglai and read it in detail.

In Zhang Xiliang's team, there were also members of the Army Division, so this matter was able to reach Zhao Wen's hands so quickly.

After reading the contents of the military newspaper, Zhao Wen put down the military newspaper in his hand.

"Little San, what do you think of Zhang Xiliang?" Zhao Wen looked at Li Xiaosan.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Xiliang is the battalion commander, but he disobeyed orders on the battlefield and led the troops into the mountains privately.

To put it mildly, it is greedy for meritorious deeds, and to speak of it big, it is that it has no eyes on the law of the king, and does not know the law of the new dynasty. "Li Xiaosan replied respectfully.

"Haha!" Zhao Wen shook his head and chuckled twice, "You can't run away if you are greedy for meritorious deeds, but this one has no law, and it's a bit serious if you don't know the laws of the new dynasty.

Zhang Xiliang did this, I can figure it out, after all these reserve soldiers have been stationed there all year round and have no chance to make meritorious deeds, so they pay special attention to this opportunity.

If Zhang Xiliang hadn't entered the mountain, then these enemy troops would not have dared to attack the line of defense.If the enemy did not attack the defense line, then Zhang Xiliang would not be able to get so many gains. "

Zhao Wen's face suddenly changed, and he said seriously: "But, this is not the reason for his disobedience on the battlefield. Although he gained a lot, his disobedience on the battlefield is an indisputable fact.

Write down the merits for him, but the faults must be punished.As for how to punish, let Zhang Dong figure it out. "

"Obey!" Li Xiaosan saluted Zhao Wen, and then retreated.

After Li Xiaosan withdrew, Zhao Wen fell into deep thought.

What happened this time was definitely not just a coincidence. Zhao Wen knew what these reserve soldiers were thinking.

In this rising new dynasty, there is no soldier who does not want to make contributions.

Moreover, Xuanzhen is also Zhao Wen's lair. Except for the time of Hong Chengchou, this time is the only one left here.

And the time of Hong Chengchou was run by the regular army in Zhao Wen's hands, so this is the only chance to make meritorious service.

Other than that, there was basically no fighting.In this way, these reserve soldiers stationed near Xuan Town will not be able to establish credit.

In this way, Zhao Wen could also understand why Zhang Xiliang behaved like this.

After a long time, these soldiers will definitely feel uncomfortable.

Zhao Wen thought a lot. After a long time, Zhao Wen breathed a sigh of relief and murmured: "These reserve troops have to move. We can't let them have nothing to do, but let them fight."

After Zhao Wen finished speaking, he asked Chen Donglai to call Qi Qingtian into the imperial study.

After Qi Qingtian came to the imperial study room, he had a long discussion with Zhao Wen.

In the end, Zhao Wen decided to transfer the reserve troops stationed around Xuan Town to Yunnan and Guizhou after the end of this war.

Let them, as the advance team of the army, go first in the Yunnan-Guizhou area to prepare for the army's advance in the future.

In Shaanxi and Sichuan, reserve forces should also be stationed.

After the Yungui war is over, they will be filled into the regular army.

As for the vacancies after they were transferred away, new reserve soldiers were recruited.

In this way, the strength in Zhao Wen's hands will expand again.

However, for Zhao Wen now, having more troops is not necessarily bad.Zhao Wen's eyes are not only on this land of China, but also on overseas continents in the future.

These places all need troops, and with sufficient troops in hand, it will be much more convenient to do things in the future.

……

As time progressed, the war has come to an end.

The soldiers and horses in Sun Chengzong's hands kept attacking the defense line set up by Zhang Dong in the past few days, but none of the defense lines were broken through.

As the war became more and more unfavorable, Sun Chengzong became more and more anxious.

In the end, Sun Chengzong assembled the superior forces in his hands and attacked several lines of defense with all his strength.

However, the results are still not optimistic.Sun Chengzong was still unable to break through the line of defense, and the army in his hands was still blocked in Zhuolu Mountain.

With less and less food and grass, and the disadvantage of the war, the morale of Sun Chengzong's army began to become more and more turbulent.

Sun Chengzong stood at the door of the big tent, looking at the sun that was about to set in the sky, his face was full of ashes.

Yesterday, the general in charge of food and grass in the army told him that the remaining food and grass in the army can only last for five days. After five days, the army will face the risk of running out of food.

After Sun Chengzong learned of the news, he asked the quartermaster to block the news.

"My lord, I ran more than 50 today." At this time, Cao Bianjiao came to Sun Chengzong.

Cao Bianjiao is the nephew of Cao Wenzhao. At the end of the Ming Dynasty in history, the two were called generals Cao and Cao.

In history, Cao Bianjiao has repeatedly made military exploits and is a seasoned general.

But now that Zhao Wen exists, Cao Bianjiao is useless as a hero.Now he is only the commander of Sun Chengzong's personal guard battalion.

"Food and grass are insufficient, the morale of the army is unstable, and the defense line cannot be broken. If this continues, our army will be defeated.

Now I finally understand why the bandits of Zhao didn't rush into Zhuolu Mountain to fight a bloody battle with our army.Because they don't need it at all, they only need to seal the exit from Zhuolu Mountain, and our army can be blocked in Zhuolu Mountain. "Sun Chengzong sighed, and the wrinkles on his face deepened.

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Chapter 666 Prepare for the decisive battle

"Zhao thief's soldiers and horses don't have to go into the mountains to fight our army at all. They can trap our army to death just by being sleepy." Sun Chengzong said helplessly.

Now he has seen clearly the outcome of this battle. If no miracle happens, the failure of this battle seems to be a foregone conclusion.

"Notify the generals below that they must be optimistic about the soldiers under their command, and no more soldiers should run away. If we continue to flee like this, our army will really have no future." Sun Chengzong looked at Cao Bianjiao and said in a deep voice.

With the recent successive failures, more and more soldiers fled from Sun Chengzong's army.

If it was in the plains, Sun Chengzong could still send people to chase them back, but this is a mountainous area with high mountains and dense forests. Even if the deserters hide in a certain place, it is difficult for the pursuers to find them.

Cao Bianjiao bowed his hands, and then retreated with Sun Chengzong's order.

At night, Sun Chengzong gathered all the officers with more than a thousand households under his command.

In Sun Chengzong's big tent, the candles placed on the table were burning quietly.

The flames of the candles shone on the faces of these officers, and the faces of these officers standing in the big tent were full of helplessness and worry.

These officers have also seen what the future is. The war has progressed to the present, and they really can't figure it out. What's the point of fighting this battle?

Sun Chengzong sat on the main seat and saw the reactions of these generals in the big tent.

"Everyone!" Sun Chengzong said, "I know what you are thinking. The battle has progressed so far, and defeat seems to be a foregone conclusion."

After Sun Chengzong finished speaking, he quietly looked at the generals in the big tent.

These generals lowered their heads, and seemed to have no reaction to Sun Chengzong's words.

Sun Chengzong took a deep breath and said: "This war is proposed by my majesty to His Majesty. If this war is successful, then the imperial court will be able to save the situation, but if this war fails, then the imperial court will be in a desperate situation." In the abyss of redemption.

Therefore, I hope you can understand that this battle is a battle of national destiny for the court. For this battle, His Majesty has already bet the last family fortune of the court.In this battle, we cannot say defeat easily. "

Sun Chengzong's words were sonorous and forceful, with cadence.

However, the generals standing in the big tent still did not respond.Everyone just stood here quietly, without saying a word.

Sun Chengzong saw these reactions in his eyes, and he fell into deep thought.

Sun Chengzong thought a lot, thought of the court, thought of his family, and thought of His Majesty.

Sun Chengzong's gaze gradually became firm.

Sun Chengzong said again, "I understand what you are thinking in your heart. This battle cannot be delayed any longer. I have decided that a decisive battle will take place in three days' time."

Sun Chengzong's words were like thunder on the ground, and everyone in the big tent looked at him in disbelief.

The generals in the big tent really couldn't figure it out, the war had already reached such a point, why did Sun Chengzong still have a decisive battle with Zhao Wen?

Isn't the decisive battle at this time just to give credit to Zhao Wen's soldiers and horses?

"My lord, what do you mean?" A general looked at Sun Chengzong and asked suspiciously.

He really couldn't believe that Sun Chengzong would fight Zhao Wen at such a time.

"I know what you are thinking in your heart, what you must be thinking is, now that our army has failed again and again, and the morale of the army has no morale, how can I have a decisive battle with Zhao thief at this time?

Let me tell you, as the saying goes, the mourning army must win.This time, I'm not going to take the previous approach.This time, I will gather all the soldiers and horses and divide them into two parts.

Then, use these two parts of soldiers and horses to attack the defense lines in the northeast and west respectively.

Judging from the battles in the past few days, the number of soldiers and horses deployed by Zhao Thieves outside Zhuolu Mountain is indeed not many.

As long as we can hit the superior force and attack Zhao thief's weak line of defense, there will definitely be unexpected results.

At that time, the first soldiers and horses will attack first, because it is no longer the previous decision, so the dispatch of this army and horses will definitely attract the attention of Zhao's soldiers and horses.

Maybe, bandit Zhao will move the soldiers and horses on the other lines of defense to block the attack of the first soldiers and horses.

At this time, the second army attacked again, attacking another line of defense with all its strength.

With a two-pronged approach, if Zhao Bandit's soldiers and horses return to help, the first soldiers and horses may take this opportunity to break through Zhao Bandit's defense line.

If they don't return to help, the second army may also break through the Zhao thief's line of defense. "Sun Chengzong said while looking at the generals in the big tent.

The generals in the big tent looked at Sun Chengzong and became thoughtful.

"Everyone, this battle is a battle of national destiny. If it succeeds, I will definitely ask His Majesty for your merits. At that time, His Majesty will definitely reward you as nobles who will retire with the country.

At that time, you will definitely be famous through the ages like the heroes in Qilin Pavilion and Lingyan Pavilion. "

Sun Chengzong's voice kept echoing in the big tent, and Sun Chengzong kept cheering up these generals.

In fact, one of the more important reasons why Sun Chengzong launched a decisive battle against Zhao Wen after three days was that there was no food in the army, and there were only five days of food left.

"Okay, let's stop here today. After you go back, let the soldiers in the army open their mouths to eat. After taking down Xuanzhen, what you eat will only be better!"

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The next morning, clouds of cooking smoke rose from Sun Chengzong's camp.

Today's meal is much richer than before, at least the porridge is not like before, just some clear soup with little water.

The soldiers didn't know what all this meant, but they ate happily.

As the time of the decisive battle advanced little by little, on the day before the decisive battle, Sun Chengzong asked Cao Wenzhao to lead the first army to set off first to attack the line of defense that Cao Wenzhao attacked before.

On the day of the decisive battle, Sun Chengzong led the remaining soldiers and horses to attack another relatively important line of defense.

At the same time, Chongzhen was sitting in the imperial study, his right eyelid jumped up suddenly, and he began to panic for no reason.

Chongzhen took a few deep breaths, but he still couldn't calm down.

Since Sun Chengzong led the troops out, at the beginning, Sun Chengzong asked people to send back military orders every other day, but later, it took several days to see a military order.

In the military order, Sun Chengzong did not explain the details of the battle, but replaced it with the sentence "everything goes well in the war".

The reason why Sun Chengzong did this was not that he was afraid of Chongzhen's punishment. In fact, Sun Chengzong didn't care about Chongzhen's punishment.

What Sun Chengzong did was more importantly to reassure Chongzhen and the imperial court.